Aaron, First, point your browser to http://www.bostonengine.com Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westfalia Aaron Robinson wrote: > I'm thinking of putting in new headgaskets and was wondering what > things I > should do once I have the engine apart. > > History > ^^^^^^^^^^^ > My van (now with ~200,000 miles) had them replaced at 100K and is now > not > leaking externally, but it is doing so internally I think. The reason > I > tink so...my expansion tank fills up and my cooling system is always > running low. I believe this is because the coolant is leaking > internally > since there are no drips etc. externally whatsoever. > > The Problem > ^^^^^^^^^^^ > I want to do this myself and have never done anything like this to my > car. > I've heard people say that it isn't impossible for somebody who isn't > a > mechanic to do, so I'd like to attempt this myself. I see myself > driving a > vanagon for a long time and would love to become more familiar with my > > car. Plus I'm a student and don't have money to pay somebody. > > I need to know what I need to do to do this. I also want to know what > things I should do as "preventative maintenance" (eg. clutch, lifters > etc.). Should I have my valves reground? Will I likely need rebuilt > heads? > Tose are the things that I am wondering about. > > I already plan on putting in a new clutch, new exhaust, and anything > else > that will help to keep my van running trouble-free for a longer period > of > time. If anybody would be willing to let me in on their experiences > doing > this and also point me out where I can find help on this I'd really > appreciate it. > > I do have the Bentley, but that's about it. I would want to know what > tools I should have (besides a good set of sockets and wrenches) and > what > other things would be good to have. > > I would appreciate all of your own experiences that you have had as > well. > I don't want to jump into this and then get stuck with something I > can't > put back together. > > Thanks > Aaron > > arobinso@linknet.kitsap.lib.wa.us |
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